The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-12-21
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the State Grange.


Ham, Lewiston; J. W. Lang, Bowdoin-
ham; W. IL. CHM, Prospect Ferry; S. II.
Higgins, Orrlngton.
The present officers are Master Fred.
erick Robe, Gorham; Overseer, f. ID.
Gregory, Hampden Corner Lecturer, d.
IL. Thing, West Mt. Vernon, Steward 7.
IL Sprague, Topsham; Asst. Steward, A.
ii. Whitmore, Bucksport; Chaplain o. j.
Hancock, Saco; Treasurer, S. S Smith,
Norway Secretary, Fred \. Allen, East
Auburn; Gate Keeper, &. NJ Douglass,
Cornish Ceres Mrs. Frederick Robe,
Gorham; Pomona. Mrs ID. NJ. Hall, Ban
gor; Flora, Mrs. f. IL. Gregory, llamp-
den Corner; l.. A, Steward, Mrs a. H.
Whitmore, Bucksport.
In consequence of the funeral services
of the late Governor, Joseph X Bodwell,
on Tuesday afternoon, at Augusta, which
necessitated the presence of the Worthy
Master of the State Grange, his annual
address was delivered Tuesday eve, at :
z. NJ.
The patrons began to arrive Monday on
the II o'clock A. NJ. train, and on the
afternoon train large number put in an
appearance, fllling our hotels comfortably
full. On the early train Tuesday morn
ing and the II A NJ. train the number was
largely increased so that with the delega-
tons that came by teams from all parts of
Somerset and from many towns in Frank
lin and Northern kennehec, Waldo,
penobscot and Piscataquis, our town was
dlled with the sturdy tillers of the soil
as it perhaps was never llled before.
1t is impossible to give the arrivals in
detail even at the hotels. Among the ear
lier ones at the hotels were ex-Gov. Ro-
bic, Gorham; Nelson Ham, Lewiston; a.
f. Norton, Brooksvillc; Hon. A. II. Whit
temore, Bucksport; S. II. Higgins, Or
rington; W. H. CHM, Prospect, j. w.
Lang, Bowdoinham; Hon. j. o. Reyes,
Wilton; A. p. Kane, Brookln; IL. H..
Hale, Sedgwick, at the CobUrn. Hon.
Rufus Prince, Turner; Hon. Il. A. Gill
BERT Turner; b. A. Burr, Bangor DR..
Twitchell, of the Maine Farmer, at the
Heselton. ii A. Hart Portland A. X.
Walker, Westbrook; j. A. Jones, Fair
field, at the Skowhegan House. Most of
the gentlemen are accompanied by their
wives.
Later, we note the arrival of Hon S. l..
Boardman, of the Eastern Farmer, Fran
els Barnes Of Ioulton, Edward Wiggin
of Presque Isle, G. Marshall Weston of
Belgrade, ID. o. Bowen of Morrill,, Fred
crick Richie of Winterport Nathan C.
Downing of Minot, Frederick Wiggin of
Pressure Isle.
The first meeting of the Grange came
of Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock. In
the absence of the State Master Robe
Worthy Overseer, +. II. Gregory, in the
chair. Is. NJ. Caster was appointed to I'll
the Office Of Oversccr. The call for dele
gates from every Grange in the State was
cad by the Secretary and those present
responded to their names. Nothing was
done in the A. NJ. further than to com.
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to Gov. Bodwells funeral the meeting
adjourned till 9 80 Z. NJ.
COMMUNICATION FROM MASTER Robe.
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Frederick Robbie, Worthy Master OF the
Maine State Grange was read at the meet
ing of that body Tuesday morning md
IT, rooor,,a,1ot;o da,,a1
DFOthcTS ana otSteFS ;-lhe recent death
OF nus ENceieney, the late Joseph X. Bod
"eii' 1hlei Executive OF the State, has
oeeh Il source OF general and profound
sorrow, anu the Warfhest sympathy is eX-
tehucd 10 MS WIDOW, children and family,
In thl> hour OF deep afiliction, The people
everywhere realize the TACT and testify to
Ihe great loss Which religion, education,
agriculture good morals and all the ma
teflai interests OF the state have eXper-
fenced by TINS sudden bereavement Gov.
bou"eli character mas exemplhed
Ohristlan iaith, purity, honesty, broad
MANHOOD ana the highest business quail
for,nar ond ,ohan VI No"''"'' VIZ
We must look to the same Divine Pow.
er which atliicts us and doeth all things
wen Tor future support and compensation
faa,in,, ,f sad',aas ",' 90 i's'e aaoe t De
Bodwelrs memory. Therefore as his NOR.
tai remains are carried by a devoted
people "iiich lie loved so well to their las
a,t pn1 1900, .oo u,A'nS .lo o,ilcl"i re-
Marble I recpmmond thot , uo,, " ~, o. .
cess day from IL O'Clock A. M. until =
O'Clock =. NJ, during the public funeral
exercises Oh our iate Governor Bodwell at
rhinm pn ur,u Inav a'e,n1h iia'i' ~. II
an 80 th',;. - Gu " ~ uu"hlo,
constituted committee to represent The
Maine State Grange at the funeral ser
wees; .hat d. a; Burr >. Il. Boardman
Gonsons ood u ~ I, ooole' Iieien
stituted committee to nrenaro and
present to the organization some time
curing lts session appropriate resolu-
ernnr ,b '"L a te"In W ou, i,lonu anu nov
FnrprpIcK RouIp
Master of State Grange.
The afternoon session opened at 2. 80
The first business was calling for creden-